nThe
export of cryptography is currently restricted by the U.S. BXA (Commerce
Dept. Bureau
of Export Administration)
nUntil
January 2000, couldn’t export symmetric ciphers using keys > 56 bits in
length.
nJan
2000: Clinton administration rewrote the regulations
n“ITAR”
became “EAR”, and the regulations got a bit “looser” but they still
exist
nYou
can (generally speaking) export “strong crypto” without a specific product license